Aphex Twin Drukqs vinyl reissue has been announced and is scheduled for release on October 30, 2026. The reissue is to mark the 25th anniversary of the album. Release formats include a 4-LP edition, a double CD, and a cassette.

A limited 4-LP version will include a six-part poster and an AFX logo stencil, and the re-release returns Drukqs to physical circulation and makes the Aphex Twin album discography available again on vinyl.

Drukqs was originally released in 2001 after a five-year hiatus following The Richard D. James Album. The album comprises 30 tracks and runs about 145 minutes in total.

The Drukqs reissue will be issued across multiple physical formats, specifically a four-LP edition pressed across four vinyl discs, a double compact-disc edition and a cassette edition, covering the physical formats named in the announcement. A limited four-LP version will include a six-part poster and an AFX logo stencil as packaged extras with that edition. The reissue marks the 25th anniversary of the album. Drukqs was originally released in 2001 after a five-year hiatus following The Richard D. James Album. The album comprises thirty tracks and runs for about 145 minutes in total. The reissue is scheduled for October 30, contains no additional archive tracks or remixes, returns Drukqs to physical circulation and makes the Aphex Twin album discography available again on vinyl, and is presented as part of a series of reissues connected to Richard D. James, with new vinyl editions of Selected Ambient Works Volume II and Polygon Window releases having appeared in recent years.

Drukqs was originally released in 2001 following a five-year hiatus after The Richard D. James Album. The album comprises 30 tracks and runs for about 145 minutes in total. These figures describe the original release’s track count and overall running time as reported in the announcement. The original release information is presented without indication of additional tracks beyond those thirty listed. The announcement treats these original-release details as the basis for the forthcoming reissue.

The announced reissue contains no additional archive tracks or remixes. The statement on the reissue specifies that the original track list and running time are presented without added archival material. The reissue is scheduled for October 30, 2026. The available announcement also states that the re-release returns Drukqs to physical circulation and makes the Aphex Twin album discography available again on vinyl. These points are presented alongside format information and details about limited editions in the announcement.

This section extracts explicit statements included in the reissue announcement and presents them verbatim where provided.

“The reissue contains no additional archive tracks or remixes.”

The announcement also includes the sentence: “Drukqs is part of a series of reissues connected to Richard D. James.” The announcement presents that sentence as a direct quotation. The announcement presents the quoted passages alongside details about formats, limited editions and other reissues. The quoted lines are reproduced here verbatim from the announcement.

“Drukqs is part of a series of reissues connected to Richard D. James.”

The announced reissue returns Drukqs to physical circulation and makes the Aphex Twin album discography available again on vinyl. The re-release will be issued across multiple physical formats, specifically a 4-LP edition, a double CD and a cassette. A limited 4-LP version will include a six-part poster and an AFX logo stencil. The announcement states that the reissue contains no additional archive tracks or remixes.

The announcement presents Drukqs as part of a series of reissues connected to Richard D. James. In recent years, new vinyl editions of Selected Ambient Works Volume II and Polygon Window releases have appeared. The reissue marks the 25th anniversary of the album. The reissue is scheduled for October 30, 2026. The album comprises 30 tracks and runs for about 145 minutes in total.

Conclusion

The Drukqs 25th anniversary reissue is scheduled for October 30, 2026. It will be issued across multiple physical formats: a 4-LP edition, a double CD and a cassette. A limited 4-LP bundle includes a six-part poster and an AFX logo stencil.

Key points:

• Original 30-track running order preserved; no additional archive tracks or remixes
• Total running time around 145 minutes
• Returns Drukqs to physical circulation and restores Aphex Twin album discography on vinyl
• Part of a broader series of Richard D. James reissues

Fans and collectors can expect a faithful presentation of the original release across these anniversary formats.

The reissue is scheduled for October 30, 2026. It will be released across multiple physical formats, specifically a 4-LP edition, a double CD and a cassette, with a limited 4-LP version that includes a six-part poster and an AFX logo stencil. The announcement states the reissue marks the 25th anniversary of Drukqs.

The announcement further states the reissue contains no additional archive tracks or remixes and presents the album’s original thirty-track listing and an overall running time of about 145 minutes. The announcement also states the re-release returns Drukqs to physical circulation, makes the Aphex Twin album discography available again on vinyl, and situates the release within a series of reissues connected to Richard D. James.